Hillary Clinton covered a wide swath of issues — many dealing
specifically with rural economic development, opportunities for Iowa
small towns — in a 23-minute interview with the Daily Times Herald
Sunday afternoon.

U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Saturday said he sees an historical
analogy between the U.S.-brokered Iranian nuclear deal and British Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain’s policy of appeasement with Nazi Germany
before World War II.

Hillary Clinton says the next president of the United States must
understand modern America, the changing nature of families, strong role
of women, and use the Oval Office to bridge what she called an
achievement gap so all young people toe the same starting line early in
school.

Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, a former Florida governor
and scion of the GOP establishment’s first family, stressed a message of
inclusiveness Monday night in Ames — saying the party must embrace
demographic changes in the form of genuine outreach to Latinos, African
Americans and younger voters.

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a Republican who is expected to announce a candidacy for the presidency, is scheduled to visit Carroll on Saturday, July 18, say sources close to the governor’s campaign. The details of the governor’s visit will be released soon, but he is expected in the afternoon.

A 5-cent tax on bottled water could be part of the solution to
clean-water issues in Iowa, State Sen. Mark Segebart, R-Vail, suggested
Saturday morning during a Carroll Chamber of Commerce legislative forum
held at Manning Regional Healthcare Center.

Exploring a bid for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, former
U.S. Sen. Jim Webb is making a three-day visit to Iowa, and on Monday he
toured RPM Access near Grand Junction, where the Rippey Wind Farm lies.

Four hundred motorcyclists, led by a leather-attired Sen. Joni Ernst,
joined another 1,500 largely Republican faithful Saturday for the Red
Oak political star’s inaugural Roast & Ride, a blend of
Harley-Davidson attitude, just-folks farm culture and open season on
Democrats.